Brisbane vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	62
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.76M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 134% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1813th and 6318th ($2065 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 9th and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Quito

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	Brisbane	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$9282

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515